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MIlViJTES Page 8 City of San Leandro City Council and San Leandro Redevelopment Agency Joint Meeting-April 6, 2009 have a future policy discussion on PLAs; however she felt it would not benefit the City or its citizens to delay this particular project to accommodate the last-minute request for a PLA. Mayor Santos remarked that the estimate of the increased costs of a PLA may not be accurate, and that the Building Trades Council has indicated willingness to work with BRIDGE to stay within its budget constraints. Councilmember Starosciak expressed strong support for PLAs and the benefit they would provide to the community. She recalled the discussion by the City Council over a year ago, at which the idea was proposed to require the developer to hold community meetings and discussions with labor for this project. Councilmember Starosciak noted that BRIDGE was required to conduct four meetings; it held fourteen meetings, and there was ample opportunity for labor to raise the issue of a PLA during one of these meetings. She expressed concern that the Council is being rushed into making a decision without adequate information. Councilmember Starosciak commented that it is staff s responsibility to assess the impacts of a PLA on the City, and that she believed it would take more than two weeks to come up with a reasonable PLA. She expressed hope that the City would end up with a strong PLA for this project. A substitute motion was made by Councilmember Starosciak, seconded by Councilmember Souza, to adopt the RDA resolution, and direct staff to work with BRIDGE Housing and the Building Trades Council to consider a Project Labor Agreement. Councilmember Prola commented that the San Leandro Unified School District has PLAs for its Ninth Grade Academy, which are coming in on time and under budget. The City of Oakland has a PLA, which San Leandro could use for this project. Mayor Santos stated that he did not support the substitute motion because he felt that BRIDGE and labor are close to reaching an independent decision. Vice Mayor Stephens asked what would occur if the parties could not work out an agreement. He stated that he shared Councilmember Gregory's concern that this issue was raised very late in the process, and could upend the project. • Resolution No. 2009-009 RDA, Resolution of the Redevelopment Agency of the City of San Leandro Authorizing the Execution of an Ownership Participation and Loan Agreement with Alameda Housing Associates, L.P., Approving Financing for an Affordable Rental Housing Project Located at 1333 Martinez Street, and Authorizing the Execution of Documents in Connection with Such Financing (approves an agreement and loan for up to $9.1 million to construct The Alameda housing project). (3150/3154) M/S/C Starosciak and Souza. Ayes: 4; Noes: 3 (Prola, Reed and Santos) • Minute Order No. 2009-001 RDA, Motion to Direct Staff to Work with BRIDGE Housing and the Building Trades Council, to Consider a Project Labor Agreement. (3150/3154)